KARIM SAID: ECHOES FROM AN EMPIRE

Lawrence Brownlee: This heart that flutters (Rosenblatt Recitals)

Lawrence Brownlee (Tenor); Iain Burnside (Piano);

"... one of the world’s leading bel canto tenors is Lawrence Brownlee. He has a smooth vocal style with a gleaming top. His new album, “This Heart that Flutters,” with pianist Iain Burnside, contains pieces from both live concerts and studio recordings. It’s been a long wait for another star African-American tenor since the time of George Shirley but Brownlee has the talent, both as an opera singer and as a recitalist." (Epoch Times)

Mozart: Cosí fan tutte (The Royal Opera)

Kiri Te Kanawa (Fiordiligi); Agnes Baltsa (Dorabella); Daniela Mazzucato (Despina); Stuart Burrowes (Ferrando); Thomas Allen (Guglielmo); Richard Van Allen (Don Alfonso);

"The conducting of Colin Davis ensures that this is not just a polished performance but a memorable musical and theatrical experience." (The Evening Standard)

Mvula: Antony & Cleopatra - Music & Speeches (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Josette Simon (Cleopatra); Andrew Woodall (Enobarbus); Antony Byrne (Mark Antony);

On Christmas Night (Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford)

Roderick Williams (Barritone); Daniel Hyde (Director);

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Beyond Words (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (Orchestra); Koen Kessels (Conductor);